Experience Counts
During her over three decades as a psychotherapist Marla Gale has specialized in family, couple, individual and group therapy, supervision and training, management training and consulting.
As an Associate Clinical Professor at Barry University and Supervisor of Professional Staff for a Family Service Agency, Mrs. Gale’s job was to train students to become clinicians and to train and provide continuing education to her colleagues. Working in a Family service Agency exposed her to an enormous variety of problems and issues.
Thoughts for the Day
“I am an old man and in my life I have known many problems. Most of which never happened.” - Mark Twain
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain
ISSUES AND TREATMENT |
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| COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY | DEPRESSION | SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY |
| MARRIAGE COUNSELING | ANXIETY | ADOLESCENTS |
| COUPLES COUNSELING | PANIC ATTACKS | FAMILY THERAPY |
| CRISES INTERVENTION | GRIEF | ANGER MANAGEMENT |
| ADULT CHILDREN PARENTS | PTSD | STRESS MANAGEMENT |
| CARE GIVERS | BIPOLAR DISORDER | DIVORCE |
| PARENTING SKILLS | COMMUNICATION TOOLS | CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
* Medicare and most insurance accepted |
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Marla Gale is the author of the book, “Dirty Dishes and Other War Stories” Something as simple as “Dirty Dishes” can cause an argument and set the tone for a whole evening. The books title, “Dirty Dishes” is a metaphor for any trigger that causes a strong emotional response. The longer a person is upset by the same behavior the more intense the emotional response becomes.
A strong believer in preventing relationship breakdowns by training people to acquire the ability to maintain or develop healthy and significant relationships, Mrs. Gale attended various training programs and then developed her training program. She received a grant from Target Stores and presented “A Toolbox of Relationship Skills”. Her training programs have become this book and provide the tools to accomplish this sometimes daunting task. Very often people don’t like the way they handle a situation they just don’t know what to do instead. “Dirty Dishes and Other War Stories” teaches people what to do instead. “Dirty Dishes” teaches people to think about how they think and to learn the skills that will enable them to negotiate, reach compromises, and resolve differences or even agree to disagree.